Amina, a psychology researcher, conducts a study to find out whether having breakfast has an impact on people's performance at work. She chooses a sample of 100 participants and categorizes them into two equal groups: group A and group B. She asks group A to go to work after having breakfast and group B to go to work without having breakfast for 10 days. In the context of research designs, which of the following is true about this study?
A) Group A is the control group, while group B is the experimental group.
B) This study is classified as an ethnographic study.
C) This study is classified as a case study.
D) Group A is the experimental group, while group B is the control group.

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Group A, which is asked to have breakfast before going to work, is the experimental group because they are receiving the intervention being tested. Group B, which does not have breakfast, serves as the control group for comparison.

Amina, a Psychology Researcher, Conducts a Study to Find Out